Uganda
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
59.7 / 100
Rank
#156
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
86.0
Education
90.3
Poverty & Water
31.8
Adolescent & Digital
28.3
Protection
60.1
Environment & Exposure
35.4
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 48.70 | 2024 | 80.5 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 24.40 | 2022 | 75.6 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 91.00 | 2024 | 91.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 3.20 | 2022 | 96.8 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 95.49 | 2013 | 95.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 85.15 | 2024 | 85.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 54.40 | 2023 | 45.6 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 18.10 | 2024 | 18.1 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 104.73 | 2024 | 47.6 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 8.95 | 2024 | 8.9 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 32.20 | 2016 | 32.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 34.00 | 2016 | 66.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 8.97 | 2023 | 82.1 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 31.21 | 2023 | 68.8 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 2.00 | 2024 | 2.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 57.1 (v1.0) to 59.7 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +2.6 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Uganda.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Uganda itself.
Its rank moved from #149 to #156; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.